Egypt: Kill a Christian, Collect a Reward

The flyers include the names and contact points for those Muslims who wish to collect their rewards for killing Christians.

Recently an Egyptian Muslim posted a YouTube videotape of himself cursing Islam and its holy book, the Koran; then tearing it to pieces and throwing it in the garbage. Here are excerpts of what he said:

There it is, Allah's book; this is the basic catastrophe. I don't know what day it is of this disgusting month of Ramadan. You are making the tearing of the Quran such a big and dangerous thing... it is instinctive to tear up this book, those sons of [profanity] think they can threaten me and challenge me not to tear up the Quran, but I want to prove to them that they are nothing, and what is the big deal in tearing up this book?! There it is [he starts tearing the Quran] in the trash. Are you feeling better now? You cannot touch a hair on my head. We keep blaming Hamas and Gaza, but it is not them, it is this son of [profanity] book that I am stepping on right now. That book is the source of all evil and the real catastrophe. There is nothing new here; it is not Omar Abdel Rahman, Abbud or all the others: it is this garbage that is causing us to run in a demonic, never-ending circle that will never end.

This latest Koran desecration is a reminder of the new Egypt—not merely that there are everyday Egyptians who are sick of the Islamization of Egypt, but aghast at what is in store for them.

On a recent talk show on Al Hafiz channel dealing with this incident of Koran-tearing, after playing the video of the man tearing the Koran, one of the guests, a bearded and white-robed Dr. Mahmoud Sha'ban, visibly shaken by what he had just seen, said:

Someone like him must receive the punishment he deserves—and it is death! He is an apostate… It is clear from what he says that he is a Muslim, and must be killed as an apostate. As for that act itself, it is an infidel act, and he deserves to be struck by the sword in a public place—and as soon as possible; as soon as possible; as soon as possible. It must be announced and photographed and disseminated among the people, so that all the people may know that we respect our Koran and its words from Allah, and whoever insults it, receives his punishment from Allah. If people like him are left alone, they will only get bolder and bolder.

The next guest, Sheikh Abdul Mohsin said: "I support the words of Sheikh Mahmoud [who just spoke], that this man must be killed fast, that he may be an example to others, so that all learn that we have reached a new phase in respecting Islam and the holy sanctity of the Koran and Sunna. This man has become an apostate and must suffer the penalty in front of the people."

The third and final guest Dr. Abdullah was somewhat critical of the first two Islamic scholars—not because they called for the man's death, but because, by focusing on the fact that the man had apostatized, it seemed as if they were exonerating non-Muslims: "The issue of killing him is not limited to his being a Muslim and then apostatizing. No, it is known to us from the Sharia that whoever insults the Prophet or tears the Koran, his judgment is death—whether he's a Muslim or non-Muslim."

Later, a listener called in saying, "Just so you know, if I ever meet one of these people, their life is void—they're simply dead." The talk show host, who agreed that the man must be slain, responded with some moderate talk about letting the state handle such people, to which the first sheikh, Dr. Mahmoud Sha'ban, erupted in rage:

"Man, we're talking about the religion of Allah! The religion! The religion!! The woman who insulted the Prophet, he voided her life! There were ten people at the conquest of Mecca whose lives the Prophet also voided!" When the host tried to get a word in, the cleric exclaimed: "I am the sheikh, not you. I am the sheikh, not you! I am the sheikh! Hear me to the end, before I get up and leave!"

Dr. Abdullah clarified for the host: "Do you know what the word 'void' [hadr] means [in Islamic jurisprudence]? It means it is the right for anyone who meets them [those who insult Islam] to kill them."

In other words, the host was wrong to think that those who insult Islam should be killed only by the state. Any good Muslim can—and should—kill them, wherever he finds them. Of course, with a Muslim Brotherhood president in office, whether those who offend Islam are killed by the state or by Islamic vigilantes becomes somewhat semantic.

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9 Reader Comments

Jerry Pattison • Oct 16, 2012 at 04:54

The Muslims' so-called religion is really a murderous killing cult. There are so many rules of this cult for killing people that they have no shame or hesitancy in openly calling for these killings. First is killing members of their own family called "honor" killings, then killing all infidels, all Jews, Christians, all apostates (peoples who leave Islam), strapping explosives to their bodies and killing themselves and innocent people in terrorist acts, strapping explosives to their own children's bodies for terrorist acts, killing women who do not cover their head, who talk to infidels, who marry infidels, who dance, who listen to music, and engage in other recreational and cultural pursuits, women who are raped that do not have four male Muslim witnesses, Coptic Christians, slaves, unwanted children, 19,000 terrorist acts worldwide, and wiping countries off the map. It goes on and on. Additionally, this cult has a history of child rape, selling their children, female mutilation, child slavery including sexual slavery, pedophilia, polygamy, concubines, harems, and prostitution.

The bad news is that their intimidation is making progress worldwide. It's crazy.

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Goviii • Sep 16, 2012 at 10:34

This is ridiculous. One is then quick to ask: Is Allah so weak a fellow that he cannot fight for himself but must send limited mortal beings to do so on his behalf? Yet these misled people still believe in him? What a mystery. As for the Christians in Egypt, there is nothing to worry about. God, who was there with you from the beginning, will not leave you at this stage.

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Mjazz • Sep 12, 2012 at 21:15

Even though the movie has been out for quite a while, they waited until 9/11 to use it as an excuse to attack American embassies.

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mjazz • Sep 10, 2012 at 22:10

300 years ago Americans were killing women they thought were witches.

Now muhammadans are killing people for burning a book. These people have a long way to go.

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Elgan Dahc • Sep 6, 2012 at 22:16

It would be nice to hear something from MEF's writers about the recent outrage in Azerbaijan, whereby a Muslim Azerbaijani army lieutenant convicted of murdering an Armenian officer in cold blood in Budapest at a NATO Partnership for Peace English-language training course and sentenced to life in prison was extradited to Azerbaijan by the Hungarian government and immediately pardoned, freed, welcomed as a hero in Baku, promoted to the rank of major, given an apartment and awarded 8 years of back pay to compensate for the 8 years he had completed of his 32-year sentence.

It somehow escapes notice that violent pan-Turkic nationalism is a form of Islamism, and its victims are non-Muslims. Yet somehow Turkey and its ally Azerbaijan get a pass because they are perceived as "secular" when in fact the "secularism" of Turkey has never been more than ersatz, dependent on the army to prop it up for 80 years. The Armenians are victims of pan-Turkism, a vicious variant of Islamism that resulted in genocide in the 20th century, and which has never been atoned for. As Azerbaijan's big brother, Turkey has egged on Azerbaijan to commit pogroms and pogrom-like atrocities such as the one committed by Azerbaijani army Lt. Ramil Safarov in Hungary in 2004.

Safarov murdered Armenian army Lt. Gurgen Margaryan with an axe as the latter slept in his room. He hacked into his head several times, almost severed his neck, and then stabbed the victim in the chest 8 times with a knife before heading to the room of another Armenian to kill him. Safarov claimed that the Armenians had insulted his honor. In other words, it was another honor killing. If the West does not condemn the pardon unequivocally, then the West has no moral fiber and deserves to sink further into degradation and decay.

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Nick222 • Sep 6, 2012 at 08:19

In a lawless society or in societies corrupted with Sharia, when someone such as the referenced cleric (Sha'ban) calls for another person's death (basically because the person doesn't believe in the cleric's fairy tale), it would seem that the only recourse available to reasonable people is to kill the cleric. What a sad, sick, society.

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Smogdew • Sep 4, 2012 at 19:45

Don't Islamists announce theirs is a religion of 'peace?' ...The word Islam means submission, so that is a contradication right off the bat. Whatever, it is nothing more than a pagan 'religion' with a monotheistic 'god' who, according to their Qur'an, demands lying, murder, brutality, obedience, total adulation, adoration, submission, (and more) from his worshippers who are insane zealots who are brainwashed from an extremely early age (accompanied by pagan rituals). They have no free will - they cannot think or judge for themselves - everything in life is laid out for them, and they dare not deviate from the path.

So, I say 'Hooray' for the man who tore up the Qur'an; he had more courage, and brains than those who would kill him, and I hope he finds refuge from these ungodly murderers. Islamists kill and maim, at the slightest provocation - of course Christians and Jews are their preferences, but it's not a big deal for them to kill their own (well, this man is no longer 'theirs') and they have not changed one bit since springing from what was then the 'known world' in 640 plundering, looting, and killing everyone in sight. They need to be stopped and I hope I am around when God gets his revenge.

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William Lee • Sep 4, 2012 at 11:45

How can people support a religion that encourages the needless murdering of innocent people?

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Carole William Lee • Sep 13, 2012 at 09:05

Regardless of the origins of the world's religions, their veracity, tenets and importance - it would appear that the application of logic is missing from any that would work against the sanctity of human life and the care of our planet.

For example for those who believe in the power of Allah and believe that he has created all life and rules over all - then why would such an omnipotent being encourage his followers to destroy or harm any of his creation (Including non-believers)?

The same goes for any other religion which advocates the slaying of non-believers.

Those religions which advocate spreading the message and converting others can at least be said to have the best interest of non-believers as a motive, however flawed might be their reasoning.

Whatever one's beliefs, there is evidence that the world evolves and changes; some regard it as progress, others yearn for the simplicity of earlier times. What is obvious to me in a civilised society is that primitive barbarism cannot and should not ever be acceptable. The great thinkers of our time, earlier times and all those who by their teachings have sought to enlighten us, including all prophets of all religions - are mortal. Their thoughts and teachings however inspired are the thoughts of men and are therefore open to fallibility and questioning by the intelligence that any divine being or creator has given to all of us.

As another contributor has rightly said - some of the acts carried out in the name of religion are sickening. I have no words to describe my abhorrence and disgust. I hope and pray for a better world.

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